(a) The first landing of an aircraft entering the United States from a foreign area will be:
(1) At a designated international airport (see Sec. 122.13), provided that permission to land has not been denied pursuant to Sec. 122.12(c);
(2) At a landing rights airport if permission to land has been granted (see Sec. 122.14); or
(3) At a designated user fee airport if permission to land has been granted (see Sec. 122.15).
(b) Permission to land at a landing rights airport or user fee airport is not required for an emergency or forced landing (see Sec. 122.35). [T.D. 92-90, 57 FR 43397, Sept. 21, 1992, as amended by CBP Dec. 03-32, 68 FR 68170, Dec. 5, 2003]